The suruey of popery vvherein the reader may cleerely behold, not onely the originall and daily incrementes of papistrie, with an euident confutation of the same; but also a succinct and profitable enarration of the state of Gods Church from Adam vntill Christs ascension, contained in the first and second part thereof: and throughout the third part poperie is turned vp-side downe.

The explication.

Some men are verie rich in lands, goods, and possessions, which they enioy either by their patrimonie, or by dissent of blood, which riche men are sodenlie afflicted with pouertie, when oftentimes the cause is not knowne to any neighbour: but as the prouerbe saith, after great getters come great spen∣ders, and how is aboundance of riches so soone gone? doubt∣les it falleth out commonly, for a iust punishment of sinne. Some rich men get their riches by vsurie, some by deceitfull dealing, some by extortion, some by bribes and gifts for furthe∣ring euill causes, some by niggardly and miserly locking vp in chests and coffers, that which ought to haue beene bestow∣ed for the reliefe of their poore neighbours. All which be∣cause they are abhominable in Gods sight, God punisheth the same diuersly, sometime in the getters themselues, (though that chance but seldome) and commonly in their successors: so as it may be truely saide, euill gotten goods seldome pro∣sper to the third generation. For some successors to those greedy vnconscionable getters, spend their goods lasciuiously, some by carding and gamning, some by foolish bargaining, some by prodigalitie, some by flatterie, some by credulitie, and some by other meanes: yet few or none were euer impoueri∣shed, for bestowing their goods charitably vpon the poore, for as Gods prophet wisely saith, from his youth vp till his olde age, hee neuer saw the righteous man forsaken, nor his seede begging bread. Psal. 37, 25. but in these our dayes wee are so wedded to worldly riches, that we will rather bestow twen∣tie pounds vpon our owne inordinate pleasures, then twentie

pence vppon an honest poore needy neighbour, and yet when rich men haue scraped together all the wealth they can, some∣time it so falleth out, that some of them haue not at the houre of death, to discharge the verie funerall, euen as it befell to this honourable Consull of Rome. It therefore behoueth al chri∣stian people, that haue regard to their saluation, first neuer to set their affections vpon worldly goods inordinately: secondly, to get their riches honestly and truely: thirdly, to dispense their riches liberally and chearefully, to all their needy neigh∣bours. God is the giuer of all riches; for as the Apostle saith, Paul planted, and Apollos watered, but God gaue the en∣crease, 1. Cor. 3 ver. 6. he maketh some poore to try their pati∣ence and faith in him: other some hee maketh rich, to prooue their fidelity in disposing his treasures: for the rich men are but stewards of their riches; God is the chiefe owner and Lord thereof, to whom they must one day make a reckoning, and as Saint Hierom saith, hee neuer knew man make an euill end, that in his life time did the workes of charitie chearefully.